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If You Felt It, You’re Not Wrong: Puerto Rico Is In Our Blood, Water Should Be In Its Faucets By Larnez Kinsey

More than 180,000 households in Puerto Rico were subject to announced water rationing measures this summer, according to an August 11, 2026 congressional statement. Lawmakers reported that failing infrastructure leaks approximately half of the island’s treated water. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 37.3...
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“Why Was She The Only One Detained?” — Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers In Skipper Case

Tanika Inlaw, Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers After Black Female Candidate Detained in Handcuffs Following Restroom Altercation YONKERS, NY — The former president of the Yonkers NAACP is demanding answers from the Yonkers Police Department, becoming the first Black community leader to speak out...
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Good Trouble, On Purpose: Yonkers Rallies for John Lewis with Power, Poetry & Policy By Larnez Kinsey

The Setup Thursday, July 17, 2025 – 6:30 PM – Van der Donck Park, YonkersBeneath...
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Brett Hankison, Former Kentucky Officer Who Shot & Killed Breonna Taylor Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison

The sentence was a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, which had requested he...
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When Compassion Becomes Complicity: The Price of Sanctuary Policies in the Real World

A federal officer lies in a New York City hospital—shot in the face and...
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When the Watchmen Sleep: Mount Vernon’s Voter Roll Lawsuit Is a Warning to All

In Mount Vernon, a lawsuit filed by local resident and former candidate Bill Schwartz...
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MV Charter Revisions Commission Voted Not To Adopt Final Final Report, Proposed Revisions Will Not Be On November Ballot

On Wednesday, the Mount Vernon Charter Review Commission held a meeting to vote on...
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Systemic Exclusion of Latino Voices in the Mount Vernon Charter Revision Process

Westchester Latinos Unidos Founder and Executive Director Elvira Castillo wrote a strongly worded letter,...
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“Before We Rewrite the Charter, Let’s Pause and Rebuild the Process” – Former Mayor Richard Thomas

Mayor Thomas urges Mount Vernon to delay charter proposals, fix the process, and return...
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Zohran Mamdani & Jim Walden Earns Public Matching Funds, Eric Adams Strikes Out

The New York City Campaign Finance Board announced that independent NYC Mayoral Candidate Jim...
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From Tragedy to Truth: The Fight for Saniyah Cheatham’s Justice

An 18-year-old college student, Saniyah Cheatham, tragically passed away by suicide while in the...
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Greenburgh Farmer’s Market Offers Free Food & Free Diapers To Residents

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Former MV Vernon Police Sgt Mario Stewart Sentenced For Use Of Excessive Force

A former Mount Vernon police sergeant, 46-year-old Mario Stewart, is set to spend six...
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It’s Not The Mount Vernon Charter — It’s Who Mount Vernon Elects

Mount Vernon’s leaders want to rewrite the rules, but refuse to fix the habits....
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If You Felt That, You’re Not Wrong

If You Felt It, You’re Not Wrong: Puerto Rico Is In Our Blood, Water Should Be In Its Faucets By Larnez Kinsey

More than 180,000 households in Puerto Rico were subject to announced water rationing measures...
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“Why Was She The Only One Detained?” — Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers In Skipper Case

Tanika Inlaw, Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers After Black Female Candidate Detained in...
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Early Voting Starts Tomorrow: Every Westchester Location, Hour & Deadline You Need for the Nov 3 Election

Early voting for the November 3 General Election starts tomorrow — Saturday, October 24...
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“Why Was She The Only One Detained?” — Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers In Skipper Case

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Tanika Inlaw, Former Yonkers NAACP President Demands Answers After Black Female Candidate Detained in Handcuffs Following Restroom Altercation YONKERS, NY — The former president of...
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Early Voting Starts Tomorrow: Every Westchester Location, Hour & Deadline You Need for the Nov 3 Election

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Early voting for the November 3 General Election starts tomorrow — Saturday, October 24 — and runs for nine days through Sunday, November 1....
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THE WARNING BLACK AMERICA IGNORED: HOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND INTEGRATION FAILED TO DELIVER ECONOMIC FREEDOM

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https://youtu.be/sZ9FlpRlC8M In 2005, legendary entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte delivered a warning that Black America should have taken seriously. Speaking before the Congressional...
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Skipper Detained After Altercation With Opponent’s Mother at Yonkers Candidates Night

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Originally published October 21, 2026. Updated Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 4:56 p.m. to include a statement from the YPD. YONKERS, N.Y. — Westchester County...
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KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR NARRATIVE By Larnez Kinsey

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I volunteered my time. I walked away. Six months later, why am I still being pulled into a campaign I left behind? Imagine getting up...
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